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Chinese white metal planished trinket dish with engraved Greek key borders, two calligraphy marks to base, 12cm long, 4.5oz approx

A Japanese cloisonne pedestal bowl, decorated with a coiled dragon with artist signature to base, 22 cm diameter, upon a carved wooden plinth base, together with a terracotta study of a seated Buddha with calligraphy mark to base

Chinese cast bronze pin tray, the bowl cast with calligraphy, with pearl chasing dragons and further calligraphy to base

1928 London Underground POCKET MAP of the Electric Railways of London "What to see and how to travel". Summer 1928 edition, designed by E G Perman with elaborate calligraphy of station names and border etc. A very good example. [1]

A boxed presentation set of three Chinese calligraphy brushes, unused; together with a boxed presentation set of 7 enamelled metal stumps for the Shanghai Expo 2010.

An ivory snuff bottle, early 20th century, one side decorated with a young woman standing before a tree below lines of script, the reverse with rows of calligraphy, 7.5cm. high.

A Chinese hanging embroidered scroll, with gilt calligraphy on a red ground, 152cm. by 68cm.

A Chinese fan painting, probably 19th century, pen and ink on paper, depicting a scholar seated in a hut in a landscape, with rows of calligraphy and a seal, 53cm. wide, mounted, glazed and framed.

A Chinese brown soapstone boulder seal, probably 18th century, carved on one side with buildings, a fence and a bridge, the reverse carved with a figure beside a tree and two rows of calligraphy, 4.5cm. high.

A Chinese brown soapstone seal, probably 18th century, of flattened boulder form, carved on one side with a figure in a boat fishing, beneath rows of calligraphy, the reverse carved with a tree, 6cm. high.

A group of nine calligraphic pottery tiles, Morocco, 14th/15th century, with manganese floral calligraphy on a carved ground, approx. 9.5cm. by 10.5cm. and smaller, (9). Illustrated

A contemporary Egyptian high carat yellow-metal (stamped 750 and tested as gold) annular pendant centred by Arabic calligraphy, 25 mm, 4.4 g

A SQUARE TAPERING VASE, etched with Chinese calligraphy. 10ins high.

A CASED SET OF FOURTEEN CHINESE PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLES & STOPPERS, each decorated in grisaille and iron-red with a lady in a garden setting, each reverse with calligraphy, the fitted case 14in x 8.3in x 2.1in high, each snuff bottle 3.1in high.

AN INDO PERSIAN THREE TIER WATERCOLOUR, with figures and calligraphy, framed and glazed, 28cm x 20cm.

A MAMLUK BRASS POT AND COVER, POSSIBLY 14TH CENTURY, with silver calligraphy, 20cm high.

A SMALL EARLY ISLAMIC CARVED STONE OIL LAMP, the sides carved with calligraphy, 8cm x 7cm, 4cm deep.

A 15TH -16TH CENTURY ISLAMIC MAMLUK COPPER BOWL PROBABLY DAMASCUS with calligraphy on the sides, 39cm diameter, 22cm high.

A FINE 19TH CENTURY MAMLUK REVIVAL DAMASCUS SILVER AND COPPER INLAID BOWL, the sides with vignettes of birds and calligraphy, 28cm diameter, 16cm high.

A 19TH CENTURY ISLAMIC PERSIAN REVERSE GLASS PAINTED PANEL with calligraphy, 17cm x 12cm and a two-row manuscript, 29cm x 13cm.

AN ISLAMIC PERSIAN KHORASAN STYLE SILVER INLAID DEEP SQUARE BOWL with figures and calligraphy, 30cm square.

A GOOD JARDINIEIRE AND STAND, painted with figures and calligraphy. 45cm diameter.

THREE BRASS BOWLS, EGYPT, 20TH CENTURY, each with engraved and repouss figural decoration, with registers of Hebrew or Arabic calligraphy 20cm; 7 7/8in high and smaller Condition: a few dents etc.

A PAIR OF EGG SHELL PORCELAIN BOWLS, painted with birds and calligraphy, 12cm diameter, boxed.

THREE CHINESE SOAPSTONE SEALS, of cylindrical form, each engraved and stained with columns of calligraphy, each 3.25in high. (3)

AN ISLAMIC PERSIAN HAND CHASED BRASS BOWL, with Kufic calligraphy, 26cm diameter.

A 19TH CENTURY PERSIAN QAJAR MARINE IVORY HILTED DAGGER with circular watered-steel blade, the handle carved with figures, young children and calligraphy, 48cm long.

A CHINESE BRONZE SQUARE SHAPED CENSER, with calligraphy. 14cm high.

A PAIR OF 18TH CENTURY OR EARLIER ISLAMIC PERSIAN SAFAVID TORCH STANDS, with nine sides, calligraphy and piercing on circular bases. 10ins high.

A 19TH CENTURY PERSIAN QAJAR ENGRAVED AND PIERCED BRASS INCENSE BOWL AND COVER, with figures and calligraphy, 27cm high, 21cm diameter.

A 19TH CENTURY PERSIAN QAJAR MARINE IVORY HANDLED HILTED DAGGER, the handle carved with figures, children and calligraphy, 39cm long.

A 19TH CENTURY TIBETAN WOODEN PRINTING BLOCK with calligraphy on each side, 33cm long, 10cm wide.

A CHINESE JADE TABLET, carved with figures and calligraphy. 5 x 3.5cm.

An Islamic glass seal with four rows of impressed calligraphy, 2.3cm high, an Egyptian glass ear stud, 1.9cm long, a Roman mosaic glass fragment, a Roman mosaic glass faceted bead, a glass 'eye' bead and a Roman blue glass pendant. (6) Provenance Bonhams & Brooks, 26th April 2001, lot 280, part.

A Chinese 4-fold screen, circa 1900, with calligraphy, height 52"

INTERESTING EARLY NINETEENTH CENTURY OXEN HORN, WITH INTRICATE INSCRIPTION AND DETAIL with flowering calligraphy and upper case wording 'James Fannaway is my name England is my Nation - Worcester in Oxfordshire these lines my relations' with various emblems and images below including Cathedral, Prince of Wales feathers, Masonic emblems and dated Cartaxo, Portugal April 28, 1827, the wide end capped in etched plated metal, the other with turned horn spout or mouthpiece, approx 22" (56cm) long overall

Chinese style silver panel bracelet depicting bamboo, blossom and calligraphy, stamped Silver

Three 19th century Chinese mother-of-pearl inlaid wooden (possibly hongmu wood) panelsOne depicting a sage and a boy before a tree and with calligraphy, the other two inlaid with a figurally decorated flowering vase, each with small fixing hook hole. The former 60.5 cm high. (3) CONDITION REPORTS: Some scuffing and scratching, some mother-of-pearl raised, some small repairs, general wear.

A gilt bronze model of BuddhaModelled seated in the lotus position, set with coral and turquoise cabochons, the reverse inscribed with calligraphy. 21.5 cm high. CONDITION REPORTS: Generally in good condition, some general wear.

A Scarce Ethiopian Menelik King's Guard Sword, Approx 80cm Curved Fullered Blade Profusely Etched With Scrolling Foliage And Stands Of Arms, Further Etched With The Lion Of Judah And A Panel Of Calligraphy Translating To Menelik, And To The Other Side With An Image Of St George And A Panel Of Calligraphy Translating To St George, Etched With The Initials GG And A Further Inscription At The Forte, Steel Stirrup Hilt With Traces Of Plated Finish, The Langets Decorated With An Image Of The Lion Of Judah And Two Initials, Ribbed Wooden Grip With Some Original Paint.

CHINESE CARVED STAINED AND GILDED WOODEN STATUE OF THE DEITY SHOU-LAO, holding a gilded skull with calligraphy and standing on a pierced and carved rockwork base, 36cm high approx. (Note: Shou-Lao is the god of longevity).(B.P. 24% incl. VAT) CONDITION REPORT: Very grubby, some wear to gilding in places. No obvious damage.

A patinated bronze model of a mythical horse on square glass base, 24cm high and a jade and softwood calligraphy brush, 39cm.

Chinese Large and Beautifully Grained 17th Century Ming Dynasty Huanghuali Brush pot. c.1670 - 1690, Meant For The Desk of a Scholar to Hold His Calligraphy and Paint Brushes - Grafted From a Single Large Section of Trunk - The Wood Features the Characteristic ' Hares Fur ' Markings, Wonderful Patina / Colour. Huanghuali ' Yellow Flowering Pear Wood ' Very Desirable - A Type of Exotic Rosewood. c. Late Ming Period 1670 - 1690's. Size 6.75 Inches - 16.85 cm High & 6.25 Inches - 15.75 cm Diameter. Please See Photos - Contact Gerrards For More Photos.

Andrew Stewart Jamieson, 'The Starrie Host' 1990, scraper board and calligraphy, 19x16.3cm

A 19th Century Chinese bronze incense censer ding burner raised on three legs with grotesque masks. Relief decoration to the body depicting Buddhas and calligraphy, The lid having pierced decoration with Buddha finial. Four character marks to base. Measures 16 cm high.

A 20th century Chinese checkers board game having stone counters gaming pieces having calligraphy lettering contained within a marble board. Board measures 37cm x 37cm. Together with a set of thirty two Chinese jade gaming counters / draught pieces complete in fitted case. Box measures 18 cm high and 18 cm wide.

A quantity of art-related items to include a large Bolivar Havana cigar case containing various paint brushes, pastel paints, calligraphy pens, paint boxes, a catalogue from the exhibition of landscape paintings by Victor Askew 1949, various watercolours, theatre programmes etc.

An underglaze blue and polychrome enamel, Chinese box and cover of circular form, decorated with Arabic calligraphy on the top and sides; 32 cm diameter, underglaze blue six-character Longqing mark, but not of the periodOne kiln crack to rim of bottom bowl, otherwise good condition

Set of two Chinese propaganda posters: 1. Original vintage poster Rice fields Xiangyang canal - featuring a traditional painting of a Chinese country scene including rice field workers hills Xiangyang canal and a mountain range in the background. Published by Jiangsu province 'Five-Seven' school creative team. Fair condition, foxing, tears in margin, creasing, staining. Year: 1960s. Country: China Year: Size (cm) 77x54; 2. Original vintage propaganda poster Learn from Comrade Lei Feng - expressed through Chinese calligraphy on a white background with a red border. Lei Feng (1940 - 1962) was a soldier of the People´s Liberation Army in the People´s Republic of China was characterised as a selfless and modest person who was devoted to the Communist Party. In the posthumous "Learn from Comrade Lei Feng" campaign initiated by Mao in 1963 Lei became the symbol of nationwide propaganda. Fair condition, tears in margin, creasing in margin. Country: China Year:1960s Size (cm) 77x52

Pair of Oriental mother of pearl trays, chromium plates mounted with three calligraphy characters and on ball feet, width 21cm

Two pairs of Meiji period ivory chopsticks, each pair with incised and painted decoration, one depicting a stork on a pine branch and with calligraphy inscription, the other with exotic bird upon a branch with calligraphy inscription, length of each 23cm

Qianlong period Chinese porcelain lidded bowl, depicting a figure feeding a chicken and chicks, the lid and bowl with calligraphy poem, Qianlong underglaze blue seal mark to the base, diameter of bowl 11.5cm (lid broken and repaired, bowl with rim chip).

Indian brass, copper and silver inlaid tray with panels of calligraphy writing, diameter 34cm

LATE 20TH CENTURY CHINESE YI XING TEA POT, with bamboo type handle, spout and knop, incised to one side with bamboo and the other with calligraphy (tea and longlife), dated 1998, base signature Xu Yujun, 16.5cm wide

Calligraphic Manuscript.- Alexander (Margaret, calligrapher).- Hudson (W.H.) The Owl at Alfriston, excerpt from 'Nature in Downland Chapter XIV', calligraphic manuscript, on laid paper, title and 9pp., written in green and black ink with first line and decorations in gold, large first initial "O" illuminated with figure of owl in gold and watercolour, with another figure of an owl in a gold cage at end, other initials in black and gold, with 5-line "Scribe's Apology" of correction to one page on final leaf, J.R.Abbey's copy with his book-label on front pastedown and ink accession note at end, original cloth-backed marbled boards, small painted owl in green and black on gold background to upper cover, c.175 x 140mm., Transcribed and Illuminated by Margaret Alexander, 1957.⁂ Margaret Alexander (b.1902) studied at the Slade School of Fine Art and taught calligraphy and illuminating there from 1928-1957. She was also a calligrapher to the House of Lords 1926-1963 and worked for the Stanbrook Abbey Press.

A RARE 18TH CENTURY OR EARLIER ISLAMIC PERSIAN SAFAVID BRASS EWER, with hinge in the handle, the body with calligraphy. 11.5ins high.

A PAIR OF 18TH CENTURY OR EARLIER ISLAMIC PERSIAN SAFAVID TORCH STANDS, with nine sides, calligraphy and piercing on circular bases. 10ins high.

AN ORIENTAL UNDERGLAZE-BLUE & CELADON PORCELAIN TRIPOD CENSER, painted with small panels of calligraphy and repeated figures of oni, the base unglazed, 4.5in diameter & 3.6in high.

A 20TH CENTURY CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN FIGURE OF GUANYIN, the unglazed base with a calligraphy mark, 11in high.

A CHINESE YIXING POTTERY TEAPOT & COVER, the side decorated with calligraphy, the underside of the cover and base each with an impressed mark, 6.5in long including handle and spout & 4in high overall.